Period 2 Reading
Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction
Step1 Fast reading
1Divide the text into three parts and give the main idea of each part
Part1(Para1) The life of Jules Verne
Part2(Para2-5) The film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Part3(Para6) The film "Journey to the Center of the Earth
2.Find general information of Jules Verne
Who Jules Verne
Where France
When Born in 1828, died in 1905
What's famous for The father of science fiction
Why Taking the scientific developments of his day one step further
Works 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth
What're the works about Scientific fantastic journey under the sea and to the center of the
Step 2 Reading aloud
Ex1.True or False:
1. Verne had to sell newspaper to make a living when he was in Paris.(F)
2. Verne died at 77, with his dreams realized.(F)
3. The furniture on the Nautilu is precious and the food aboard is all sea food.(T)
4. Captain Nemo is a very cruel man and no one likes him.(F)
5.The Nautilus is an extraordinary ship(T)
6.The story of Journey to the Center of the Earth begins with two men's decision about traveling to Iceland(F)
Ex2.Tick out the right answers.
1. What is mentioned in the novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?
( × ) A. Ships are disappearing is caused by a real monster.
( × ) B. Captain Nemo decides to kill the three men.
( √ ) C. Electricity is used for heating and power.
( × ) D. They walk around under the sea without clothes.
2. What did they see in the centre of the earth?
( √ ) A. layers of coal and marble
( √ ) B. boiling water from underground river
( √ ) C. a huge lake or underground ocean
( √ ) D. forests of mushrooms and plants
( √ ) E. ancient sea creatures
( × ) F. an ancient document in an old book
( × ) G. some modern ships
Step3 Careful reading
Part 1(para 1)
1.To make a living,what did Jules Verne have to do?
To make a living, Jules Verne had to write and sell stories.
2.What will many of the instruments in his novels remind the readers of?
They will remind the readers of Dr Benjamin Franklin's experiment with electricity.
3.How did Verne lay the foundation of modern science fiction?
By taking the scientific developments of his day one step further.
Part 2 : Paragraphs 2-5 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1.Why do Dr Aronnax, his servant and a Canadian whale hunter set out to find the monster?
Because ships are disappearing all over the world and it is believed to be caused by a sea monster.
2.What does the monster turn out to be?
The monster turns out to be a submarine.
3.What does Nautilus look like?
The Nautilus is an extraordinary ship.The furniture is precious and huge glass windows that can be opened and closed give a view of the underwater world. The ship is also very strong and protected with thick iron plates.
4. What did they do under the sea?
dressed in-- walk around--lighted by-- surrounded by… waving and moving slowly
Part 3: Paragraph 6 Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1.How did they begin the journey
decided to-- a narrow passage-- a chimney in an extinct volcano
2.What did they do in the center of the earth?
pass through layers of coal and marble-- drink water from a boiling underground river--reach a huge lake or underground ocean-go through forests of mushrooms and plants
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